All of the Vlogs and DRUM LOOPS from this machine are available here www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomputer :) This was not the machine I originally had in mind. I hope to make a version 2 which is a more performative sequencer. As this design does not lend itself to live sequencing. The next machine is a bit more involved circuit wise as it adds another dimension to the wire. scanning. But if I get the rope core flame lit again there will be another

@Lantertronics

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My apologies, I meant no offense! When I said I loved it, I meant I loved it. Your videos and delivery are amazing.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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​@@Lantertronics haha it's all good. It comes up quite a lot how much I mispronounce and use the wrong words for things and mis spell/punctuate. It's not that I have a problem with it. I just don't understand why energy is spent on something when the communication has been understood that's all. Having had a lifelong struggle with spelling and phonetics i see the language and writing as something to interpret and evolve, im aware not everyone sees it that way. grammar police are the antagonists in my life haha.

@Lantertronics

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Oh, I see I wasn't the only person to comment on it. Yeah, different people have different accents, all are valid. Yours is part of your awesome vibe. Keep the vibes going!

@iron9217

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@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER I can't argue with how it's pronounced when the person understands what they are doing 100x more than me! I'm not here for the english lesson, I'm here for the wild creations.

@Lantertronics

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@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER Agree with you on all counts. Keep up the great work! :)

As someone who was building electronics back in the early 1970s, your energy, enthusiasim and electronic inventions continually amaze and entertain me.

@wackyvorlon

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He’s just fantastic honestly. I wish I could come up with a fraction of his ideas. I dream of playing with even a fraction of the cool stuff he plays with!

Synths and Space technology in the same video!!!!

@LJSpit

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His imagination is boundless.

Your wiring work and labeling are always satisfyingly chaotic and clean. Great work, and looks/sounds awesome.

@DonChups

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Reading the little dymo labels and notes of the wiring is oddly satisfying in itself.

I love the way you say "comparator"

Its wonderous. I can't imagine what you originally had in mind off hand... but this thing is a work of pure technological art. The sentient life-forms born in the wires will be proud.

"Weaving a drum beat" is one of the most beautiful sentences ever!

@hobbified

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I thought it was a wee bit o' drum beat :)

At the CORE (sorry, not sorry) of basically every incredible synthesizer ever designed, from MOOG to Synclavier to KORG is a brain exactly like yours. This is profoundly beautiful!

It's large, it's kinda weird and it makes odd noises. It's a classical Sam machine ^^ Great job once again

What I really like about Sam is that whatever crazy electronic crap he works on, he always ends up producing beautiful sounds.

It's strangely comforting that a programmable computer can be built by hand with off the shelf stuff.

Im a 68 year old electronics technician my first introduction to electronic music was Synergy, Tomita ,and Kraftwerk the later of which i seen at a small theater in coconut grove Florida in 1975. I love your creations and art. In the event of an electronic apocalypse you and others like us who still retain the knowledge of elemental electronics will be invaluable to rebuild our society and it's technology. Way to go. All the kids in school around the world should be learning electronics technology from kindergarten on as a part of the 3 R's . Guess basic education would be called the ERRR's then. You keep me loving electronics an all things quirky 🤪 ✨️ 🖖👽✌️🙂

An absolute astonishing work, hats off. I really hope young people become interested in doing electronics, music and art because of your exceptional way to do things simple and not to overcomplicate things. I really love what you do!

I remember learning about rope core memory listening to the 13 Minutes to the Moon BBC radio series about the Apollo 11 landing (would 100% recommend a listen). So cool to see the technology used to make music! 😁

What's fun is that weaving and computation have a VERY old history. In fact, some of the first mechanical computation devices were for weaving machines. The first punch cards were pattern cards for incredibly complex looms.

„I am weaving a drum beat“ - wonderful video!

i cant get over how much you feel music :D it's like the force or something! you use your instruments as well as you understand their workings. glad i subscribed.

If you had done this back in the 70s, you could be a legend in music today! This is awesome technical skills combined with musical spirit! I really love what you do and I admire how much time and effort you put into these weird ideas!

You say, "Comp • er • ātor" I say, "Compare • uh • tor"... but beats are beats, no matter the era of hardware! Just wow!!

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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😂haha that works. There's a T-shirt design in that

@GeomancerHT

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It's also selector not selecter :P

@jamescorcoran2034

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I can say the words... but Sam can give them meaning

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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@@GeomancerHT I wish it was selecter. and I asked my dymo if that was allowed and it said I can write it however I want. so I did :D

@GeomancerHT

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@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER I was just thinking about how this labeling machines don't have inbuilt spell check XD

I love that the pieces in the museum are all great showcases of early age electronics. Using music to show what each technology does is just a really great way to make it easy to understand.

Your explanation of rope memory was explained so clearly, that for the first time I finally understood the concept. And I was shocked that I didn't realize it before, they are just transformers! Nothing more than that! Finally, that's the trick! Sure you can add bells and whistles, but in essence they are just transformers. Where the beauty is in the ease of addressing the data and the way the fact that no hardware is needed (switches or jumpers) to define the value of the bits, just wire. So thank you for showing us this fun project and presenting it to us with your inspiring enthusiasm.

As an electronic engineer this was a blind spot for me. I love to know these old ways of doing things. I am glad you showed off a build using this principle.

As a big Look Mum AND CuriousMarc fan, this checked all my boxes. What a great video and great exhibit for the museum. Keep it up friend!

Since you're using a high frequency, I wonder if you could use EL wire to visualize some aspect of what's happening

@craigedgar2828

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Yes! Red EL Wire shaped like a vacuum tube filament & put inside large faux tubes to mount on top

@Ziraya0

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@@craigedgar2828 I meant using EL wire to weave the core memory sequences but that sounds cool too

@mikemesec

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I wonder if that would work. Sounds like it might.

@ericwazhung

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Whoa! And here I was just thinking a different color wire for each loop. EL for the selected loop would be friggin' amazing. Zif this isn't awesome enough. From a technical standpoint, I'd think the fact that EL has current going in on one layer and out on the other would mean the magnetic fields would cancel each other out. But, if one layer was powered at one end, and the other at the other end, that might fix that.

@aedeatia

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The Apollo computer also used electro-luminescent panels for the computer displays, so he'll be able to use two NASA technologies!

You know what? One of these days you need to cameo on Doctor Who - I can't imagine they'd find you difficult to write into something; not a whole lot of folks are waltzing about casually mixing the tech of the 70's with the tech of the future ;-)

You blur the lines between Art and Science/Technology. Truly amazing.

Analog technology will never fade away, there will be always someone like you that loves experimentig and have fun with old technology and obsolete components. ANALOG WILL NEVER DIE!!!

This is what kids should be watching… not tik tok… more need to learn the basics and level of creativity that can come from understanding electronic signal flow… great job love the video

I used to work for STC and we were developing an add-on for exchanges that replaced the ceramic core memory to add functionality. The exchange was oblivious to being manipulated - like the innocent victim of some kind of weird alien parasite! 👽

Love the fact that you understand both music and electronics. Very much my background but over the years been involved in engineering. I can remember being excited as you with producing electronic music. Keep the enjoyment coming.

I find it amazing how much stuff you can done in such short time! New projects every few weeks and every single one is massive and well done. I wish I would get as much done in my time.

There's something so surreal about seeing this in the same studio as all of his synthesizers.

Never knew how rope core memory actually worked, such a simple concept and such a clear way of demonstrating it. Thanks!

YOU are A MAD WIZARD and The GAWD of ANALOGUE!!!!!! WOW!!!I am so HAPPY that I stumbled across your channel, you blow my mind in EVERY VIDEO!!!!!!! THANK YOU for bringing me this Joy!!! You're just Amazing bro!!! :D

It's brilliant, it's beautiful, and it's edumacational too!

Absolutely bloody outstanding!! I actually cheered when the machine started to work. I watch your videos with amazement…. I’d love to be able to make a tenth of of the things you create. THANK YOU !!😊

Forever amazed at the dedication you put into your projects. Thanks again👌👍

I've got absolutely no clue what kind of madness you're performing all of the time, but I absolutely love every single video of yours, so cool!

Another comment mentioned to put the ferrite coils on movable sliders to make passing the wires through easier. It would be next level to incorporate analog loom weaving machinery to allow the operator or a pre-programmed mechanism to rapidly weave the wires in real time to change the beat.

Really nice and creative build, love to see all these existing technological elements combined in ways never done before. Cheers! Bet the inventor of the uniselector never imagined it being combined with core memory.

I think this is absolutely amazing using this tech in this way.

Your dedication to using and reinventing the technology of yesteryear (aka my youth 😂) is amazing and hugely appreciated. Thanks for your enthusiasm and infectious love of electronics.

The whole premise of this project is utter insanity and I'm here for it.

This is on par with the relay sequencer, amazing in every aspect.

5:44 The giggle we've all had when the thing you built works perfectly the first time😄

What a freak in a very positive way. Love your way of recycling old concepts.

I'm completely obsessed with the Apollo Guidance Computer. Springer published a great book on it, and I recommend everyone check out Scott Manley's video "The Computer Hack That Saved Apollo 14."

@leftmono1016

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Fascinating time. I read something once where a hoax conspiracist employed a computer expert to research and debunk the AGC. The expert ended up writing a book on how groundbreaking it was😀

@TheBadBull

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I especially recommend CuriousMarc's series on reviving a real AGC.

@Lantertronics

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@@TheBadBull I will check it out!

IRN BRU! I haven't had one of those in 35 years. Man, that beat! I didn't want it to stop.

This is so crazy, but super cool. Love the idea of"weaving" rhythms, seems very apt!

Very cool, love that the Patreons got involved weaving the beats too.

Legend. Produces on ANYTHING

Absolutely brilliant! Great work.

the BG music during the explanation of the principle was fantastic

Brought back so many memories, I could even smell the solder fumes lol Made me smile, Really cool

You are the absolute coolest. Every project you have done is something interesting.

Fascinating, how you get always cool beats out from trashy things

Mad man makes a MIDI sequencer from late 1950s parts for the most part.

The end result (11:34) is mind-blowing! Very well done my good sir!

This is excellent. Never stop doing what you do.

Yoooo those beats were sick with the synths, you are so incredibly talented! :D

Brilliant! Your energy and skills are amazing to watch! Great video, thank you.

Next level!! Serious next level! Well done.🎉🎉

Old school techno! Love it.

I had my doubts and did not follow this on Patreon, but, as usual, it turned out really cool. Plus, the braids look nice too. I love how you have multiple rhythms set up with one of those spool thingies. Mad mate!

Holy... what a great application and demonstration of this classic technology! Great work, man. Very rad!!

Another absolutely amazing and inspiring build! And I finally understand how rope core memory works!

Wow dude that is a big project nicely done!!!! I love the layout of all the different pcb's in the box!

I suggest 8 channel analog (de)multiplexer 4051 It's basically 8 switches that controls to which pin the common should be connected according to the binary value on the input. You can use a binary counter (with a single 555 as a clock source) to cycle through the 8 outputs, and a 7 segment display driver with the associated display connected to the same input to show which line is currently selected.

You're a bloody gem, wonderful explanation and use of technology. The only thing I have to say is its a com paar a tor not a com per a tor , it compares signals :)

3:26 that's exactly how the residual current circuit breaker works: it monitors the vector sum of all currents passing through a toroidal core transformer and if it's non-zero (like with a single wire going through), it'll induce a current in the secondary and activate the trip coil. If all currents sum up to zero (e.g. a current enters on one side and the same current enters on the other side, like with the loop here), no secondary current is induced. Slightly messy build, but a beautiful project nevertheless! Cool to know that some Soviet telecom tech was an inspiration. Adding a Nixie tube display for the program number would be a nice touch too. Or selecting the program with a phone dial.

mate, that is insane, great work

Genuinely impressive.

What a cool video. Amazing track at the end. Throw that in during a techno set and I’d be floating

That looks amazing. Such a neat and methodical layout.

Brilliant as ever Sam. Until 12 minutes in I was like "but... why?" then suddenly got it.

@douglasboyle6544

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I was the same way but instead of "why?" I was saying "what?"

Brilliant and beautiful work. You are always an inspiration.

Ropecore Drum Sequencers are the best Sequencers!

Pure gold! Modern day genius, if you ask me.

And he dropped a banger with it. You are rad!

I absolutely love these kinds of projects.

Thats such a cool demo for wire programming.

555 is still alive! I recently discovered how useful this component is

That was some dope demo towards the end there.

I actually love this machine. its the occam's razor of data retention.

I love this so much ... "Hey did you know you could do this?" Not a f*$%ing clue before this video, but it SOUNDS AMAZING! 🤯

Damn this is so dope. I commend you for having the patience to build this

This is absolutely insane 🤯

Spectacularly bizzare! Well done 👍

Wholly cow, this is amazing! I'm an electonics engineer an can understand what you are doing (obviously you know what your doin' ;-) ) but I would never have this idea. You're great!

This is amazingly, insanely cool!

omg, SAAAM! Awesome as always!! I LOVE IT!!!! ❤❤❤

That's mental. I love it.

Génial comme à chaque fois

The Omnissiah directs our footsteps along the path of knowledge.

Very NICE... Old school rope memory, thanks for building that and showing how it all works. The problem isn't just with the number of switches needed, but also you'd need diodes to isolate each switch otherwise closing two switches on different sequence steps would bridge them together... and that's no good... I know because I built a dip switch sequencer and had that bite me! LOL I have all the parts in my electronic collection, they are basic components, to build those circuits, maybe I might if I have time... Thanks for another great video!

this made me smile...a lot !! Thanks

You're a madman. This is amazing.

Thank u Sam for all ur vids! ur incredible!....amazin!!....and ur a little.....craaaazyyyy!

I love it, I'm sure for a version two, there could be a color code for the notes. Darker colors, for the low notes, with lighter colors for the high ones. With the mid tones, being the color itself.

Originality right there 👍👍